Freedom, Pennsylvania

Freedom is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Freedom was established in 1832 by two co-owners of a steamboat building business, as it was located along the Ohio River 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. Freedom was incorporated as a borough in 1838, and, during the early years of the twentieth century, chief industries included the production of oil, caskets, and monuments. Freedom had a population of 1,512 in 2016, with 92.8% being white, 5.16% African-American, 1.53% multiracial, .74% Hispanic, .23% Asian, .23% others, and .06% Native American.